COUPLE CHARGED IN DRUG CASE WERE BABYSITTING AT TIME OF RAID

A city couple who were babysitting their infant granddaughter when narcotics officers raided their apartment are facing drug and risk of injury charges, police said Tuesday.

Police said they found 248 prescription pills and about 15 grams of cocaine in the Henry Street apartment of Reynald Belliveau, 62, and his wife, Sheila E. Belliveau, 55, Friday night. The two were released Friday after posting $100,000 bail apiece.

Police said the couple were caring for their granddaughter at the time. In fact, the grandmother was changing a diaper with the assistance of her daughter's boyfriend in the rear bedroom.

So in addition to charging the Belliveau couple with possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics within 1,500 feet of a school and violation of prescribed drug laws, police added a risk of injury to a minor count for both of the Belliveaus.

Police said the couple's home at 26 Henry St. had been under surveillance for several months after neighbors complained of drug trafficking there. Police said they found illegally obtained prescription pills including oxycodone, Percocet and Roxicet and the cocaine in the couple's bedroom. They also seized $363 in cash. Police said the street value of the cocaine is from $700 to $1,500, while the pills are worth $1,984.

Police also arrested Hector Gonzalez, 33, who lives on the third floor of the same apartment, after they spotted a plastic bag containing marijuana sticking out of his pocket. He is the boyfriend of the Belliveaus' daughter, police said. Gonzalez was later released on a $10,000 bond.

The baby was turned over to its mother, Mary Ann Sokolowski, of 26 Henry St., before police left the Belliveaus' home. Police referred a complaint regarding the infant's care to the state Department of Children and Families.